Debilitate Definition

dĭ-bĭlĭ-tāt
debilitated, debilitates, debilitating
verb
debilitated, debilitates, debilitating
To make weak or feeble; enervate.
Webster's New World

To make feeble; to weaken.

The American Dream suffered a debilitating effect after the subprime crisis.
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Origin of Debilitate

  • Latin debilitatus, past participle of debilitare (“to weaken, debilitate”), from the adjective debilis (“weak”), from de- + habilis (“able”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin dēbilitāre dēbilitāt- from dēbilis weak bel- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Debilitate Sentence Examples

  • It is expected that the illness will debilitate him for at least another week.

  • The self-defense class taught how to debilitate an attacker in any dangerous situation.

  • A scientist recently discovered a drug that can quickly debilitate the growth of cancer cells.

  • The drought is expected to debilitate plant growth, so this year will have a smaller harvest than normal.

  • The new information released on the political scandal would debilitate his chances of being re-elected.

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